…If you were expecting Fox to take the X-Men franchise cosmic with the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix – what with the inclusion of the Phoenix, Lilandra and the Shi’ar Empire, well think again, as according to director Simon Kinberg: ““[We must] find a way to ground it so it’s not too intergalactic.” Kinberg went on to state that he intends on keeping the focus on the “human” element of the franchise…

…Moving on to the Marvel Cinematic Universe now and this week has brought confirmation of another cast member for next year’s Avengers: Infinity War, with Letitia Wright set to reprise the role of Shuri, the sister of T’Challa, from February’s Black Panther. Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has been chatting about the superhero team-up, teasing the chemistry between Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord: “I’m excited about some of the stuff we did, but I don’t know what’s going to make it in the film. I always thought there would be a lot of good interaction between Tony Stark and Drax, and there was. And Star-Lord and Tony Stark as well. When you put those two guys in a room together, it’s like a spontaneous combustion. Talk about two talented guys who are so witty and smart and honed-in on their craft. It was a spectacle, and I’m so excited I got to witness it firsthand…”

…Kevin Feige wasn’t the only person marking the birthday of Jack Kirby, with concept artist Ryan Meindering sharing some of his Kirby-inspired work for the Mark I armor from 2008’s Iron Man [see here], and Ant-Man star Evangeline Lilly taking the opportunity to unveil the very first image of her character Hope Van Dyne suited up as The Wasp from next year’s sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp [see here]…

…With Spider-Man: Homecoming set to swing into Chinese theaters later this month, Sony and Marvel unveiled a new IMAX poster for the Middle Kingdom [see here], while we also got to see some rather nice Chinese posters which turned out to be fan-made [they’re worth a look anyway – check them out here] as well as some concept art showcasing designs for Michael Keaton’s Vulture [see here]. Meanwhile, it has also been announced that Homecoming screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are in final negotiations with Marvel and Sony to return to pen the script for the wall-crawler’s second solo movie, while Sony has announced that it is cashing in on Homecoming’s home-entertainment release with the Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K box set, which features 4K remasters of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2…

…Marvel’s Inhumans opened in IMAX yesterday to near-universal critical derision ahead of its premiere on ABC at the end of the month, and as part of the promotion, this week brought us a couple of new promos entitled ‘An Astonishing Saga‘ and ‘War for Their World‘…

…It looks like the long-gestating reboot of The Crow is back from the dead, with Sony Pictures picking up the project after close to a decade in development at Relativity. Apparently, both director Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and star Jason Momoa (Aquaman) remain attached to the film, for the time being at least…